St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-17

looked around, saw that he was unob-
served, and put it in his inside pocket.
Scott said: Dunn, / shall have to
leave tonight" They shook hands and
parted. Scott wentdown to the Grand
Union hotel, where he had been stop
ping. assumed his disguise and took the
evening train for Montreal. He shaved
off his muStache on the way. He ar
rived on the following morning. He
dldn't stop in Canada long, visiting only
quiet and secluded points. He corre-
sponded as Dunn had directed, under
various aliases. Dunn's letters con-
sisted principally of
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
of the defalcatiOn. He also sent Scott
money in bills of $500 and 81, 200. Scott
took passage on an Allan line steamer
for Europe in September of 1885. He
has resided in London ever since. His
wife Joined him in May, 1886. Before
she started she haded to w. ID. Searles
$1,000, saying that she thought her hus-
band owed him that sum, He deposited
it in his own name. When in connection
with this suit he was asked to explain
why he had kept it, he said that he had
never drawn it, suppOsing that it might
belong TO the Manhattan bank. In
June Just past he handed it to the
banks counsel. Scott cOrreSponded
with Dunn and Mrs. Jennie A. Searls.
his sister-in-law, from London. He
had received money there amounting to
$4,000. In the latter part of 1886 at
temptS at compromise with the bank
were made by Scott, various sums being
mentioned. In December of that year
he asked the bank to give him a-general
release for 100000. 1t is said that his
offer was accepted by the bank. He
wrote Dunn, telling him to get ready to
pay that sum. Dunn replied i'll January,
1887, that he had lost all the money.
Then came the crisis. and these pro-
ceedingS were instituted. Dunn had
written that he had been unfortunate i'll
his wheat and stock SpeculatiOns. He
said that at one time he had been ''long''
OH 100000 bushels of wheat. but the
market had kept going off until he had
lost all. He started on stocks, but with
the same result. In a letter TO Scott he
wrote: Probably about the time this
letter will reach you on the other side
| shall have committed suicide" In
another he said that he
FEARED PUBLICITY
and had decided to stay his hand and
await his fate. Mrs. Scott started for
New York Immediately. She and her
sister, Mrs. Searls, had numerous inter-
views with Dunn, but tie money was
not forthcoming. His story of unsuc-
ceSSful speculation was not believed.
He showed Mrs. Scott his accounts cur
rent with brokers. He showed them to
Mrs. Searls. Neither couli understand
them and his story was not strength
ened by these alleged evidences of his
SpeculatiOnS. Mrs SearlS asked to be
permitted to show them to her husband.
Dunn was not averse to this. but never
gave them to her or allowed Mr.. SearlS
to look at them. Dunn wrote a pathetic
note in March, 1887, to Mrs. SearlS. 1t
was story of repentance. He denied
any intent to steal. When Dunn was
arrested he stood at the ticker in his
Office reading the tape. He was cool,
calm and reserved, and glanced at the
paper presented bp the officers without
any show of nervousness. He was
taken before Sheriff Grant and told that
he would have to get bail i'll the sum of
S15O,OOO. In default of this he was
taken to Ludlow Street jail. Dunn is
thirty-eight years old, a bachelor and
lived in Brooklyn. lie will be indicted.